"Geranium" with missile on board: DIU revealed details of new modification of Russian UAVs. PHOTOS
Russian invaders are launching "Geran-2" "E "series UAVs equipped with R-60 air missiles at Ukraine.
This was reported by Censor.NET with reference to the press service of the DIU of the Ministry of Defence.
What is known?
The invaders have adapted an old Soviet design – the R-60 air-to-air missile – for installation on UAVs to destroy Ukrainian helicopters and aircraft hunting Russian drones.
The missile with the APU-60-1MD (P-62-1MD) aviation launcher is mounted on a special bracket located in the upper front part of the Geran's fuselage.
The drone is equipped with two network cameras – in the nose and behind the missile launcher. Video and control commands are transmitted via a Chinese Xingkay Tech XK-F358 mesh modem.
"The flight controller, navigation and inertial units remain typical for other 'gerans'. For satellite navigation in conditions of active electronic warfare, a 12-channel interference-protected 'Kometa' module is used.
The electronic components also include a single-board Raspberry Pi 4 microcomputer (UK), a tracker and two GSM modems for telemetry transmission," the DIU said.
Details
It is known that the UAV contains components that are standard for Russian UAVs of this type, manufactured in the United States, China, Switzerland, Taiwan, Japan, Germany and the United Kingdom.
How it works
The principle of using missiles is to transmit images from cameras installed on the drone via a mesh modem to the operator, who, in the event of a Ukrainian aircraft or helicopter appearing in the strike zone, sends a command to the missile's automatic control unit to launch it.
After launch, the R-60's heat-seeking head independently locks onto the target. Another possible scenario is for the homing head to lock onto the target in advance and transmit the relevant information to the operator, who then gives the command to launch.
The DIU assumes that the experience of such use will probably also be transferred to Iran.
What preceded this?
- Earlier, military officer Serhii Flash stated that Russian invaders had launched modernised "Shaheds" at Ukraine. An "air-to-air" missile was found on one of them.
